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French navy boards Russia-linked tanker in Mediterranean

The French navy has boarded and seized an oil tanker sailing in the Western ‌Mediterranean from the Russian port of Murmansk accused of belonging to what has been dubbed Moscow's "shadow fleet", vessels of opaque ownership suspected of dodging Western sanctions on the country's crude oil exports.

Published Aug 21, 2026 · 10:30 PMOriginal source: France 2424 reads
French navy boards Russia-linked tanker in Mediterranean
The French navy has boarded and seized an oil tanker sailing in the Western ‌Mediterranean from the Russian port of Murmansk accused of belonging to what has been dubbed Moscow's "shadow fleet", vessels of opaque ownership suspected of dodging Western sanctions on the country's crude oil exports.
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